possibly by Ugo Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1890 - 1974)
Ninna nanna
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Our translations: ENG
Don! Don! Don! Ogni bimba ha una campana dolce, strana, tutta per sè. Suona a notte, il cielo è bruno e nessuno sa dov'è. Don! Don! Don! Par che pianga, par che rida, sa e non sgrida, perdona e sa. Dice solo quando suona: "Sii più buona" e tace e va. Don! Don! Don! Vi volete confidare voci care? In voi chi c'è? Mamma, mamma, la campana dolce, strana, mi par te!
Note: the author for the text is given in many catalogues as "U.C.T.", which one might surmise to be the composer's brother.
Text Authorship:
- possibly by Ugo Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1890 - 1974) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895 - 1968), "Ninna nanna", subtitle: "(per l'album di una bimba)", 1914, published 1919 [ voice and piano ], A. Forlivesi & C., Firenze [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English [singable] (Michael P Rosewall) , "Lullaby", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2017-08-07
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Word count: 72